David Abse

Current

• Owner at Toosh Ltd

Past

• Director/Chief Executive at Islington Voluntary Action Council
• PEACe Coordinator at London Voluntary Service Council

Education

• Keele University
• The University of Wolverhampton

Recommended

3 people have recommended David

Connections

30 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company
• Dannie Abse
• My Blog

David Abse’s Summary

David Abse: David is the founder and lead inspiration for toosh. David has over 20 years’ experience of working in the voluntary and community sector. This includes six and a half successful years as Chief Executive of Islington Voluntary Action Council, and a variety of other achievements, including setting up and managing PEACe, LVSC’s much-respected employment and personnel service. David is multi-skilled and experienced. He has published work in a variety of respected publications, has supported, trained and advised literally hundreds of voluntary organisations and taken the lead in the development of numerous voluntary and public sector partnerships and networks and in developing VCS involvement in Local Area Agreements.
David is a qualified graphic designer and has an MA in Industrial relations and Human Resource Management.

David Abse’s Specialties:

Human Resource Management, Managing Change, Partnership Development

David Abse’s Experience

• Owner

  Toosh Ltd

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

  Toosh provides a range of support and development services, primarily aimed at the voluntary/not-for-profit sector. Our work includes consultancy, training, design and coaching, and covers a wide range of areas, including HR, Fundraising, Partnership Development, Leadership, Change Management etc. For more details see the toosh website at www.toosh.biz.

• Director/Chief Executive

  Islington Voluntary Action Council

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 1999 — May 2006 (6 years 9 months)

  Chief Officor for islington's Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)

• PEACe Coordinator

  London Voluntary Service Council

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1996 — May 1999 (3 years)

  Founded and managed LVSC's Highly successful PEACe service

David Abse’s Education

• Keele University

  MA , Industrial Relations and HRM , 1997 — 1998

• The University of Wolverhampton

  BA (Hons) , Graphic Design , 1980 — 1983

Additional Information

David Abse’s Websites:

• My Company
• Dannie Abse
• My Blog

David Abse’s Interests:

voluntary sector development, partnership development, modern literature, apple macs

David Abse’s Groups:

1927 Club, CYWU, T&G, T&CD

David Abse’s Honors:

BA (Hons) Graphic Design, MA (Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management), 2nd Place 2005/6 FITP.

David Abse’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• expertise requests
• business deals
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